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{{Short description|Founder of Brihadratha dynasty & First ruling dynasty of Magadha}}{{about|the legendary king of [[Magadha]]|the last [[Maurya dynasty]] king|Brihadratha Maurya}}
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'''Brihadratha''' ({{lang-sa|बृहद्रथ}}; [[IAST]]: Bṛhadratha), also known as ''Maharatha'', was the initiator of the ''Barhadratha (rawani)'' dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of [[Magadha]]. According to the [[Mahabharata]] and the [[Puranas]], he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu, the [[Kuru (kingdom)|Kuru]] king of Chedi<ref name="m">Misra, V.S. (2007). ''Ancient Indian Dynasties'', Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, {{ISBN|81-7276-413-8}}, pp.129–36</ref> and his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found in the [[Rigveda]] (I.36.18, X.49.6). He had a daughter named Shashirekha, who was the second wife of [[Dhrishtadyumna]].<ref>Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). ''Political History of Ancient India'', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.102</ref>

==Name==
The name is a combination of ''bṛhat'' meaning 'great' or 'huge', and ''ratha'' meaning 'chariot'. Therefore the name '''Brihadratha''' ({{lang-sa|बृहद्रथ}}; [[IAST]]: Bṛhadratha) can be assumed to be meaning "someone with a great/huge chariot".

== Life==
Brihadratha established his dynasty in [[Magadha]]. Ripunjaya was the last in his lineage, who was killed by his minister in 6th century BC.{{sfn|Sen|1999|p=112}}

All the Puranas mention his sister Amna, as his successor. Kushagra was succeeded by his son Vrishava (or Rishava). Pushpavanta (or Pushyavanta or Punyavanta) was the son of Vrishava. Pushpavanta was succeeded by his son Satyahita (or Satyadhrita).{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Satyahita's son was Sudhanvana (or Sudharmana, Dharmatma, or Dhanusha). Dhanusha was succeeded by his son Sarva (or Urja or Jatu or Jahu or Jantu). Sarva was succeeded by his son Sambhava. According to the [[Agni Purana]], Sambhava was succeeded by his son [[Jarasandha]],<ref>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/80 80]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> the noted warrior king mentioned in the Mahabharata. However, all other Puranic genealogical lists mention the name of Brihadratha again between either Jantu and Jarasandha or Sambhava and Jarasandha. Jarasandha was succeeded by his son [[Sahadeva of Magadha|Sahadeva]] who was killed in the [[Kurukshetra war]].<ref name="m" />

==See also==
*[[Pradyota dynasty]]

==References==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
*{{citation |last=Sen |first=Sailendra Nath |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC |year=1999 |orig-year=1988 |publisher=New Age International Publishers |edition=Second |isbn=81-224-1198-3 }}

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Gomateshwari at 09:15, 22 May 2023